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Week 3 Painting: GYPO

Thankfully, my son is o.k. He had all the symptoms of the flu but I think since he had the vaccine it didn't turn into anything serious. He is back up and running. :)  I had a couple of hours last...

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My Creative Space

what it looked like a couple of days ago. as my daughter slept i ignored the mounds of laundry and when she woke I felt so much better. art really is so good for your soul. i hope you are having a...

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My Creative Space

I realize that is all I am showing lately. This isn't a painting for Get Your Paint On (which is just about over). I am a couple of paintings behind on the course. This was just a little quick one that...

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Article 21

 Hi friends. I just wanted to share that I have 4 paper floral wreaths left and they are now selling for just 25.00 (down from 50.00)! Click here to find out more! Thank you to everyone who has been so...

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Waiting for Spring

Where flowers bloom so does hope. - Lady Bird Johnson"I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers."-  Claude MonetThere are always flowers for those who want to see them. ~ Henri Matisse"There...

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Article 19

Happy Weekend! I realize it is almost over but it has taken me two days to finish this post. Lately my head + hands + heart have been involved up to my eyeballs in websites, business books, photos,...

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Art Biz Mama: Amy Friend

I am so happy to be back with a new Art Biz Mama interview! This one is with the lovely Amy Friend of Cypress Sun Jewelry. It has so many lovely nuggets of inspiration. I know you are going to love it....

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Celebrating!

Today I am celebrating! My website is DONE! Except for a few tweaks anyway (need to get that favicon figured out). It feels huge and monumental for me + a bit scary! I created it all in Wordpress using...

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Article 16

A huge THANK YOU for all of your support and kind words about my website (and please, critical feedback is appreciated and welcome). It can be scary putting yourself out there but I have come to a...

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Back and Forth

Back and forth. With the computer and hands on creating. Creating textile designs requires alot of computer work. Scanning, reducing colors, cleaning up the design, drawing, putting it into repeat. It...

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Article 14

It is barely spring here. Little bits of color are popping up here and there. I took a few minutes to draw some daffodils with my kids markers and pencils. :)

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The Thriving Artists Project

Earlier this year I won a year long membership to The Thriving Artist's Project. It has been so great. I have listened to great interviews by people such as Flora Bowley and Chris Guillebeau. I have...

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More daffodils

Daffodils by my son and me. :) I am working on a forsythia one next.

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Forsythia

Forsythia in progress. Have a great weekend everyone.xo

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A video

O.K. guys. A video! Ahh! I sound about 100 yrs. old, I think I was trying to talk very quiet (daughter napping), I said "um" about a million times and I hate my voice. But other then all of that it is...

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Trying

to draw a face.... I was listening to a podcast of Pam Carriker talking about how she draws a face every day! So I felt inspired. Faces have been one of those things... never was able to do it, always...

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Scrap Collages

Another video! I had a tiny bit of fun playing with Movie Maker. Finished pieces below!

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Happy

ink and acrylic on paperHappy weekend + Happy Easter to you all!xo

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Creativity Bootcamp

Are you ready to answer the deeper callings of your creative soul? Are you tired of following the pack and are ready to begin producing your most authentic work? Do you yearn to produce work with full...

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One hour

I gave myself one hour to create a painting. I listened to a podcast that Carol Marine, a daily painter, did with Melissa from Thriving Artist's Project and felt inspired. Her story is great.  I did...

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spring described

magnolia, finally bloomed. two weeks latethis is truly my favorite (and newly arrived) season for these reasonsbloomingmagnoliasrobinsclothes on the linefood on the grillgreen grassclear daysbeginning...

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some more one hour paintings

I am really enjoying the challenge of painting for one hour. Have any of you tried it? I feel like lessons are being learned. I am being more decisive (you have to be), not so critical (who has time?)...

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Art Biz Mama: Suzanna Scott of Sushi Pot

Today I have a brand new Art Biz Mama interview! This time with Suzanna Scott of Sushipot. I remember coming across her Etsy shop and just falling in love with her creations. She is a hugely successful...

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this and that

This post may take me all day to write which sometimes they do. It is 7 a.m. and little noises are coming from my daughter. This is late for her. Nearly another week has gone by. Whew! It has been a...

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Moved

With some mixed emotions I have switched to blogging at my wordpress site. www.danabarbieri.comI have read and been told all about keeping your home all under one roof. I mentioned I was considering...

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